Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari took to his Twitter to apologise and sympathise with families, after Nigeria’s Air Force in an air strike mistakenly bombed a civilian community in Rann, Borno state.
I received with regret news that the Air Force,working to mop up BH insurgents, accidentally bombed a civilian community in Rann,Borno State
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) January 17, 2017
The incident occurred on Tuesday at about 9am local time (08:00 GMT) in Rann, in the far north of Borno state, the epicentre of Boko Haram’s armed campaign, as humanitarian workers distributed food to civilians.
According to Aljazeera.com, in a statement, aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said the strike had killed at least 50 people and wounded 120.
MSF and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were operating at the camp when it was hit.
1/3 We report with sadness that among the casualties of today's airstrikes in Rann 6 #Nigeria #RedCross @nrcs_ng were killed & 13 wounded.
— ICRC Africa (@ICRC_Africa) January 17, 2017
A senior military source in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, told AFP news agency the casualties were “huge”, adding: “A fighter jet hit the wrong target.”
